This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration vis-à-vis of PC users, conditional on … responsible for the persistence of global software piracy. Knowing how technology affects the persistence of piracy is important … because it enables more targeted policy initiatives. We show that the sensitivity of software piracy to IPRs mechanisms is …

Several scholars as well as industry professionals have claimed that there is a "software-biased shift" in the nature … and direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide …-level survey data on the frequency and nature of software development among firms in Sweden, matched with the Community Innovation …

The modern industrial firm increasingly relies on software to support its competitive position. However, the uncertain … and dynamic nature of today's global marketplace dictates that this software be continually evolved and adapted, to meet … new business challenges. This ability – to rapidly update, improve, remove, replace, and reimagine the software …

This paper studies the impact of software piracy on prominent and non-prominent software developers in markets based on … prominent software into account. We show that prominent software exhibits higher piracy rates than non-prominent software …. However, contrary to intuition, this does not necessarily mean that prominent software developers benefit more from increased …

software industry, but also in various other industrial contexts. We develop the concept of Open Source Innovation (OSI) as a … generalisation of the open source model of software development (OSS). Our definition centres on the collaboration of volunteers and …

This study extends the literature on fighting software piracy by investigating how Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs …) regimes interact with technology to mitigate software piracy when existing levels of piracy are considered. Two technology … regressions.The findings show that the relevance of IPR channels in the fight against software piracy is noticeably contingent on …